Underestimated Kevin McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as House speaker
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is nothing if not a political survivor. Underestimated from the start, the Republican was never taken too seriously by the Washington establishment. But with House passage of the debt ceiling and the budget deal he negotiated with President Joe Biden, the emergent speake…
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President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s deal to hike the debt limit until after the 2024 elections has Republicans and Democrats up in arms.
The stakes are high for President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy as each will now have to persuade lawmakers in their parties to vote for thee debt-ceiling deal.
President Joe Biden has reached a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on raising the debt ceiling. Now, it's up to the Senate and House to approve the deal.
McCarthy managed to extract multiple concessions from the White House in a "historic" deal to limit spending. Not all of his members are happy with the result.
Details of the deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are out. But the two leaders still have to persuade Congress to pass the bill.
Despite the two leaders seeming confident in their compromise to avoid an economic crisis, numerous Republicans and Democrats have criticized the deal.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) office released the full text of the compromise debt ceiling bill late Sunday, teeing up a likely Wednesday vote on its passage.
The stakes are high for both President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy - and now each will have to persuade lawmakers in their parties to vote for it.
After weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have struck an agreement to avert a potentially devastating government default. Here are key takeaways.
The stakes are high for both President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy - and now each will have to persuade lawmakers in their parties to vote for it.
Joe Biden said the bipartisan deal, which he announced "tentatively" a day before, is "good news" for Americans. The agreement will need to be passed by the US House and Senate ahead of June 5.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s one debt-ceiling dealbreaker should have been his promise to defund President Biden’s massive $80 billion to turbocharge an already weaponized IRS.
After a months-long standoff, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden have reached a final deal to raise the debt ceiling, which now heads for vote in Congress. Both McCarthy and Biden have praised the deal, calling it a compromise agreement, and have expressed confide…
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a deal to increase the government debt limit so the U.S. can avoid a default and economic turmoil.
